gold, Trump and London

Is the London Gold Shortage Just a Tariff Scare... or Something More?
The bank's reported intervention via gold leasing this week was a proclamation that the bank and probably the Federal Reserve and U.S. Treasury are still engaged in gold price suppression.
UK faces gold shortage as traders send $82B to New York in anticipation of Trump tariffs
People can’t get their hands on gold because so much has been shipped to New York, and the rest is stuck in the queue,” one industry executive was quoted as saying.
As London is in the grips of a gold shortage, many are blaming Donald Trump for it; here's why
The waiting period to retrieve gold from the Bank of England has surged due to fears that the new Trump administration will levy tariffs on imports.
UK gold shortage as £66bn moved out of London
A surge in gold shipments to the US has led to a shortage in London, according to reports. Traders have amassed an almost £66bn stockpile in New York in recent weeks amid concerns over tariffs by the Donald Trump administration, the Financial Times reports.
Heathrow's third runway and London 'gold shortage'
The report quotes a source close to the MP behind the bill, Kim Leadbeater, who says MPs were "looking carefully" at possible amendments to it. It notes that opponents consider the judge's decision a "key safeguarding element" of the bill, which affects England and Wales.
Rush to stockpile gold in New York leads to London shortage
A surge in gold shipments to the US has led to a shortage of bullion in London, as traders amass an $82bn stockpile in New York over fears of Trump administration tariffs. The wait to withdraw bullion stored in the Bank of England’s vaults has risen from a few days to between four and eight weeks,
London gold market queues up to borrow central bank gold after big shipments to US, sources say
London bullion market players are racing to borrow gold from central banks, which store bullion in London, following a surge ...
Traders are moving so much gold from the Bank of England to the U.S. to avoid Trump tariffs that the waiting time has reportedly octupled
But in some instances, traders must deliver physical gold to fulfill some of their futures contracts. Fears around Trump’s ...
Gold is not a currency
Gold hit an all-time high yesterday. Regular readers of Unhedged will know that we have mixed feelings about the metal. We don’t like investments that don’t generate cash flows, and gold is a terrible ...
London bullion association launches digital database for gold bars
The London Bullion Market Association has launched a digital database for gold bars to improve transparency in the precious ...
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Traders load US-bound planes with gold and silver in tariff bet
Gold hit an all-time high this week, as traders looked for safe havens as the Trump administration’s tariffs loomed.
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SCOOP: China Continues Making Covert Gold Purchases in London
While the gold space is obsessed over the gold streaming from London to New York due to the tariff threat, having no net ...
Trump Is Rattling the Gold Market. Why Gold Investors Love It.
Traders appeared to be stockpiling gold in the U.S. ahead of President Donald Trump’s threat to impose 10% tariffs on all ...